Marsh-Johnson House

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Marsh-Johnson House
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Marsh-Johnson House, August 2012
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LocationIntersection of S-41-21 and S-41-37, near Saluda, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°54′25″N81°49′48″W / 33.90694°N 81.83000°W / 33.90694; -81.83000 Coordinates: 33°54′25″N81°49′48″W / 33.90694°N 81.83000°W / 33.90694; -81.83000
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1817 (1817)
NRHP reference No. 82003904 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982

Marsh-Johnson House, also known as Robert Johnson House, is a historic home located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1817, and is a two-story, log farmhouse sheathed in weatherboard. The house sits on a brick foundation and has a one-story, shed-roofed porch. It is considered one of the earliest and intact log residences in South Carolina. [2] [3] The house rests on massive brick piers, which are laid in Flemish bond. [4] A one-story, shed-roofed porch with wooden foundation piers and four rough hewn tree trunks supporting the roof spans the façade. [4] Many of the windows retain their batten shutters. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

The Saluda County Historical Society owns the house and is working to restore it for future use as a historic house museum.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John C. Blythe, Jr.; Mary Watson & John Wells (March 1982). "Marsh-Johnson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County (Intersection of S.C. Sec. Rds. 21 & 37)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County, SC". www.nationalregister.sc.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-29.